Malicious Insiders stories

Kaspersky uncovers 3-year old supply chain attack campaign
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Kaspersky experts have identified a new malicious campaign targeting Linux systems, where threat actors deployed a backdoor - a type of Trojan - onto victims’ devices.

Secureworks identifies malicious Qakbot ransomware campaign
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit researchers have long maintained active monitoring of the botnet and detected the disruption activity on August 25.

Cloudflare and IBM work to combat malicious bot traffic
Thu, 10th Aug 2023
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Cloudflare has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services, powered by Cloudflare, has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management.

APJ commerce web attacks surpass 1.15 billion - report
Wed, 14th Jun 2023
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Akamai finds that in APJ more than 1.15 billion web attacks were recorded in the commerce sector, across retail and hotel and travel verticals.

Check Point reveals top malware and vulnerabilities in April 2023
Tue, 16th May 2023
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Researchers uncovered a substantial Qbot malspam campaign distributed through malicious PDF files attached to emails seen in multiple languages.

ESET shares key changes in world of advanced persistent threat activity
Thu, 11th May 2023
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ESET has released its APT Activity Report, which summarises the activities of selected APT groups that were observed, investigated, and analysed by ESET researchers.

Noname and IBM team up to deliver advanced API security
Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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Noname Security has announced its collaboration with IBM to potentially help further protect customers from vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and design flaws.

Zimperium reveals new Android threat 'the Schoolyard Bully'
Wed, 7th Dec 2022
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Zimperium has revealed details of a newly discovered Android threat campaign that has been stealing Facebook credentials from unsuspecting users since 2018.

Kaspersky uncovers details about active cyber-espionage campaign
Tue, 13th Sep 2022
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Nearly 10 years since experts unmasked an active cyber-espionage campaign, the state-sponsored group continues to show prolific updating of tactics.

Research: 61% of companies have suffered an insider attack in last 12 months
Thu, 3rd Sep 2020
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It comes as rapid migration to cloud and remote working and BYOD scenarios leave organisations increasingly vulnerable to insider attacks as a result of the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Are Asian nations too relaxed about cybersecurity?
Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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"Systems proposed to make people more secure (e.g., HTTPS indicators in browsers) may not be as effective on a global scale as previously thought."

When innocent mistakes turn into costly problems
Mon, 1st May 2017
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While S&R professionals often think “outside-in” first when assessing threats, awareness of internal threats can also be a key requirement.

Forcepoint launches new security tool to stop 'risky' behaviour in its tracks
Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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Forcepoint is taking on the cybersecurity scene in Australia with the launch of its SureView Insider Threat tool to help organisations battle threats.

Ruthless cybercriminals are blackmailing & recruiting telecom 'insiders'
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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"If vacancies carrying your company name or data, start appearing on underground message boards, then somebody, somewhere has you in their sights."